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Up To Date | Mosquitoes, robots, pupils, beavers, and Earth’s crust

Up To Date | Mosquitoes, robots, pupils, beavers, and Earth’s crust

FromInquiring Minds


Up To Date | Mosquitoes, robots, pupils, beavers, and Earth’s crust

FromInquiring Minds

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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Jul 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week: A new study showing how you can, as a way to control their population, change blood-drinking female mosquitoes to male, non-biting mosquitoes by changing just one gene; research into new ways for robots to grab things; a study showing the ways in which the pupils of people who have PTSD react differently than others, even in emotionally-neutral situations; beavers in Alaska are working overtime in the Arctic tundra as a result of climate change and possibly damaging the ecosystem; and research examining how the Earth’s crust cracked in the first place.

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Released:
Jul 28, 2020
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Each week Inquiring Minds brings you a new, in-depth exploration of the space where science, politics, and society collide.We’re committed to the idea that making an effort to understand the world around you though science and critical thinking can benefit everyone—and lead to better decisions. We endeavor to find out what’s true, what’s left to discover, and why it all matters with weekly coverage of the latest headlines and probing discussions with leading scientists and thinkers.